Hog-scraper.



H! STALLMAN HOG SUBAPEE, APPLIGATIO]! FILED JULY 21, 1913.

Patented June 23, 19.14.

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e. H. 'STALLMAN,

HOG SCRAPER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 21, 1913.

Patented June 23, 1M

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HOG APFLIJATIOR FILED JULY 21, 1913.

SGRAPER.

Patented June23, 1914.

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66 pivotally supp UNITED STATEES GRANVILLE H. STALLMAN, OF CINCINNATI,ASSIGNOB TO THE C. SCHMIDT COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO. A CORPORATIONOF OHIO. I

HOG-SCRAPEE.

Specification of L J'nne 23, 1914 l li s with stationary bars, whichtogether cons utc a supporting cradle with i an inclined :tion leading;from the shaft L to the ale 7 :r central portion of said cradle. Thecars it) and 11 of the cradle are spacer. apart to permit cleaners orbeaters to act upon thehog through the intermediate spaces. and aid barsApplication nice I n1 To all whom it may (.zouccrn Be it known that l,GRASVJLLE ll. STALL-- MAN,

a citizen oi the limited States, residing at Cincinnati, in the countyof Hamilton 5- und State of Ohio have invented certain new and usefullmprm'ements in llog- Scrapers, of which the following is aspecification.

i serve to hold My 1nvention relates to improvements in i the hog 1. thedesired position to beacted o hog scraper mechanism. l upon the cleanerswhile the action oi the One of its objects is to provide improved icleaners upon the hog causes the hog'to supporting and dis lmrgingmechanism. rotate noon the supporting bars to expose Another object isto provide an improrec all portions o its iwdy lo the action. oi thecombination of supporting and cleaning cleaners. the hog has beensubjected mechanism, sufiiciently the action oi the cleaners, Anotherobject is to provide improved la ch n 1 holding the bars 11 in dischargereleasing mechanism.- p ition natically tripped, allowing My invention lcomprises certain (lgthe bars a wing out away from the bars tails ofform, combination, and arrangel and H? the hog to descend by ment, allof which will be fully set forth i gravity to the receiving table 0. thedescription of the accompanying draw- The clcuncr'mechanism may bevariously ings, in which: modified, but as illustrated, comprises aFigure 1 is a side elevation partly in 560 series of hubs 1rigidlymountcd on the {ion of ny improved n eclmnisn Fig, 2 is 15 Hilllli intermediate Oi H18 bars a top plan view of the same with parts 10and 11. and to which are a tached a broken away. Fig. 3, is a sectionaldetail l'SQTlQS of cleaners or heaters 17 formed of a portion of thereleasing mechanism. l by looping a section of canvas ting or Fig. 4B isa perspective detail of a portio f similar semi-flexible material and ui ing-its the latch mechanism detached. Fig. 53 is a opposite ends at1:. These lot may be erspectivc view of another portion of thc armedwith metal spurs l8. and s detachlatch mechanism. Fig. l; a detail sideele ably chunped in recesses formed in the pevation of one of thecleaners detachtd. Fig. riphery of the hubs by means of clamp- 7 is aperspective view of one at the staing plates 19 bolted to the hubs. Thecleantionary supporting members detached. Fig. ers 1:! are preferably ofa width to occupy 8 is a perspective view of one oi the lnovracticallyall of the space between. the adable supporting members detached.picentbnrs 10 and 11, and thereby tend to The accompanying drawingsrepresent prevent the legs of the hog from entering the preferredembodiment of my invention, between the bars and becoming broken or inwhich A represents the frame of the damaged. I machine, B rcprescnts thescalding tank, The shat't is journaletl stationarily to and C the tableon which the cleaned hogs tl frame ii, and is provided one cm areautomatically discharged. The hogs are i \r' o. t" it and loose pulleys2G and 2-1 for elevated one at a time from the scalding vat 1r ir-ow icwsr is-trans' by means of a series of chain belts 2, h 1 r' itstationrovided with a single conveyor teeth 3. l Ky means or a gaidbelts 2 are mounted at one end in; m l and 26. sprock t wheels I}carried by a shaft jou 1 r p .3 naled in brackets 6 attached to thebottom center on vnlcn .11165 arms 11 pt or sw ng, of the vat B, and itthe opposite end upon and the s. 2 ill? is journnled m bearings sprocketWheels 7 mounted upon ashaft 8 3 carried by e arms 11, and moves Withthearms 11. Power is transmitted from shaft journaled to the subtrame 9.

The conveyor belts 2 deposit the hogs 22 to shalt 16 by means of 'achain belt 2'? upon a supporting frame composed t' a and sprocket wheels28 and 29, so asto series of stationary bars '10 and a series of I drivethe shaft 16 in the same direction l and at practically the same speedas shaft.

orted movable bars 11, in

v respective sets of bars to eject the series of spaced pivotaliymountedvbars 111 line with said stationary bars to form with saidstationary bars a cradle to support the hogsand to periodically form anopening to eject the hogs, a stationarily mounted cleaner shaft belowsaid stationary bars armed with rotary cleaners to engage the hogthrough spaces between said stationary bars, and a cleaner shaft mountedto move with said pivotally mounted bars and armed with rotary cleaners"to engage the hogs t hrough spaces between said pivotally mounted bars.

5. A hog scraper comprising a hog elevator, a series of spaced inclinedstationary bars to receive the hogs from said elevator,

' a series of spaced pivotally mounted bars in line with said stationarybars to form with said stationary barsa cradle to support the hogs andto periodically form an opening to eject the hogs, a stationarilymounted cleaner shaft below said stationary bars armed with rotarycleaners to engage the hog through and occupy substantially all thespace between said respective stationary bars, and a cleaner shaftmounted to move with said pivotally mounted bars and armed with rotarycleaners to engage the hogs through and occupy substantially. all thespace between said respective pivotally mounted bars.

6, A hog scraper comprising a hogelevator, a series of spaced inclinedstationary bars to receive the hogs from said elevator,

- a series of spaced pivotally mounted bars in line with saidstatlonar'y bars to form with said stationary bars a cradle-to supportthe hogs and to periodically form an opening to,

eject the hogs, a stationarily mounted cleaner shaft below saidstationary bars armed'with rotary cleaners to engage the hog throughspaces between said stationary bars, a cleaner shaft mounted to movewith said pivotally mounted bars and armed with rotary cleaners toengage the hogs through spaces be: tween said pivot-ally mounted bars,and latch mechanism to engage and periodically release said pivotallymounted bars in period with the movements of said hog elevator.

T. A hog scraper comprising a hog elevator, a serles of spacedv inclinedstationary bars to receive the hogs from said elevator, a series ofspaced pivotally mounted bars in line with said stationary bars to formwith said stationary bars a cradle to support the hogs and toperiodically separate therefrom to form an opening to eject the ho s, astationarily mounted cleaner shaft below said stationary bar's armedwith rotary clcaners to en age the hog through spaces between saidstationary bars, a cleaner shaft mounted to move with said pivotallymounted bars and armed with rotary cleaners to engage the hogs throughspaces between said pivot; ally mounted bars, gage and periodicallymounted bars in period with the movements of said hog elevator, andmeans to ease the return of said pivotally mounted bars to latchedposition.

8. Ajhog scraper comprising a series of spaced bars to support a hog insubstantially horizontal position, rotary cleaners upon a horizontalaxis below said bars to contact latch mechanism to enrelease saidpivotally with the hog through. the spaces between

